Jeffrey Goldberg from the Atlantic recently visited Christopher Hitchens for an interview. When Goldberg asked Hitchens how he was doing, he responded "How am I? I'm dying."
Goldberg wrote a follow up after the interview, thanking all those who wrote in to say they were praying for Hitchens recovery. He also had a message for those praying for Hitchens death:
"As for the few of you who wrote to Goldblog to say they were praying for Hitch's death, I can say that he does not care one way or another what you do or think or pray, but on behalf of myself and the entire team here at The Atlantic, let me just say, Go fuck yourselves."
Very nice introduction, I am interested to know exactly what turned you away from religion. Like you, I didn't buy a lot of the stories I was told but it took...
Welcome aboard. I agree with you about the stupidity and hypocrisy in religions. It's hard to fathom how so many otherwise intelligent people can be so oblivious to silliness of the...